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Create Section Objects
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To create a section object by selecting a face

  1. Click Draw menu Modeling Section Plane.At the Command prompt, enter sectionplane.
  2. Click to select a face on your model.

    A section object is created on the plane of the selected face.

  3. Click the section line to display its grips.
  4. Select a grip to move the section plane through the 3D object.

    A section object is created in the Section Plane state. Live sectioning is turned on.